Perhaps the assumption that markets are still anchored by predictable economic policies needs to be challenged. For the first time since the fall of the Berlin Wall, political volatility – once background noise – is potentially reshaping investment risk at a structural level.
Despite authorities taking their foot off the environmental, social and governance pedal and recent volatility in equities and bonds, the benefits of Artificial Intelligence and improved investor transparency are just beginning.
Opportune time for climate growth investing
Vikram Raju, Head of Climate Investing, Private Credit and Equity at Morgan Stanley Investment Management says “The current market environment presents a particularly attractive opportunity for investors with dry powder. With the pullback in IPO and SPAC processes, less debt available, and fewer growth equity funds being raised, the demand-supply of capital for growth-stage companies has flipped, resulting in improved pricing and terms for investors.”
